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I have had plenty of experience with lobbyists — I even married one. I also occasionally lobbied. It, therefore, is hard to condense my reaction to Paul Heintz’s excellent story [“Under the Influence,” April 30]. Here is one tale worth telling: When my boss Governor Snelling died, I
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telephoned Howard Dean to tell him he was governor. When he met with a grieving Snelling staff, Howard was comforting and reassuring. I appreciated his words. Yet he said something I found troubling — and still do. The new governor told us that, when he held news conferences, he would not sit down as Snelling often did. Dean said Bob Sherman, one of the founders of what is now KSE, advised him to stand. The gist was: Snelling could pull it off because he loomed large; the more diminutive Dean could not. Dean’s reaching out to a prominent lobbyist to help him in the important transition exemplifies the incestuous marriage between office holders and lobbyists. It would be incorrect to assume things have not changed; actually, as Heintz wrote, they have gotten worse. I hope Paul Heintz soon will examine another festering sore: the cozy relationship of Green Mountain Power to politicians. Vermont historically has been dominated by large, private utilities. In the past, Republicans were their handmaidens. Today, GMP resembles a lucrative “assisted living center” for aging Democratic politicos. What coal companies are to West Virginia, GMP is to Vermont. I opted out of GMP’s smart meters; I wish Vermont could opt out of its politics. Bruce Post ESSEX
Post is the former director of policy research for the late governor Richard Snelling.